10 NGOs call on Prime Minister not to open hunting season
A group of 10 environmental and cultural NGOs have
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 11:19
A lesson in ethics
When the Shift published an article on 18 March
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 10:10
When is a gift, not a gift?
The issue of civil servants giving and receiving gifts
April 1, 2020 12:08
Press freedom organisations ask Venice Commission to review Hungary’s emergency law
International press freedom organisations sent an open letter to
Gabriel Schembri
April 1, 2020 11:02
Over 3,000 building permits extended by three years
More than 3,400 development permits due to expire this
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 20:07
Reporters Without Borders to track coronavirus disinformation
International press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 18:24
Outrage at ‘authoritarian’ Hungary after parliament endorses Emergency Bill
The Hungarian Parliament’s approval of a controversial emergency bill
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 16:26
Poachers taking advantage of reduced police resources due to COVID-19
Poachers are “taking advantage of reduced police resources,” according
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 11:37
COVID-19 business measures lift burden for many, but questions remain
While the third set of measures unveiled by the
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 06:48
Made in China? Perhaps not…
Just as countries around the world are rejecting and
March 30, 2020 20:08
Twist of irony: Sri Ram Tumuluri suing former business partner
The former chief executive of Vitals Global Healthcare, Sri
March 30, 2020 17:30
Will Pilatus Bank owner cooperate with justice or try to flee?
As the court case against Pilatus Bank owner, Ali
Gabriel Schembri
March 30, 2020 15:30
Residents ‘scared’ as hole appears in apartments after construction works
Updated to include Townsquare’s response. A Sliema resident who
Joanna Demarco
March 30, 2020 13:21
Mater Dei emergency doctors being sent to work at Steward’s Gozo Hospital
Emergency doctors who work at Mater Dei Hospital are
The Shift Team
March 28, 2020 16:28
Crime in the time of COVID-19
Criminals have quickly seized the opportunities to exploit the
The Shift Team
March 28, 2020 12:07
Emergency doctor appeals for non-essential construction to cease ‘immediately’
Emergency physician Jonathan Joslin made an appeal for construction
Joanna Demarco
March 27, 2020 18:51
Governments using virus crisis to punish journalists and free press
The Corovid-19 virus has brought the world to its
Gabriel Schembri
March 27, 2020 10:38
Report slams ‘weak’ response by Identity Malta on shady passport clients
Malta’s lack of enforcement in the highly-controversial Individual Investor
Joanna Demarco
March 27, 2020 06:01
Refusal of Assange’s bail request condemned
A decision to refuse a bail request filed by
The Shift Team
March 26, 2020 15:27
Global initiative to monitor attacks on the media during coronavirus 
Index on Censorship and the Justice for Journalists Foundation
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 26, 2020 11:13
Projects Malta issued ITS site tender without necessary authorisation
Updated with Repubblika’s reaction The National Audit Office (NAO)
Joanna Demarco
March 25, 2020 20:00
Government spending on Steward Healthcare criticised
The government’s deal with Steward Healthcare, who owns and
March 25, 2020 18:45
Calls for Tourism Minister’s resignation following Commissioner’s report
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has said
Gabriel Schembri
March 25, 2020 15:10
Third economic measures package gets first nod by Chamber of SMEs
Following scrutiny of the government’s last two business assistance
Joanna Demarco
March 25, 2020 10:56
Prominent retailers who wrote to Abela mum on own measures to help employees
Over a dozen of Malta’s prominent local businesses who
Joanna Demarco
March 24, 2020 18:02
Hungarian emergency bill could jail journalists for five years for ‘fake news’
A number of governments have come under fire from
March 24, 2020 16:22
Role of Steward Healthcare questioned again in light of pre-fabricated hospital
The announcement of a government call for a pre-fabricated
Joanna Demarco
March 24, 2020 13:10
Ombudsman asked to investigate Commissioner by Film Association
The Malta Producers Association (MPA) submitted a formal complaint
The Shift Team
March 24, 2020 09:26
‘Caruana Galizia called out her country’s dysfunctional electoral system’
Former European Court of Human Rights Judge Vincent De
March 24, 2020 07:20
Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist who exposed corruption released early
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Joanna Demarco
March 23, 2020 14:33

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